Hair-pin.



L. P. SHAW.

HAIR PIN.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR.14,1908.

9 1 3 ,06 1 Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

LEANDER P. SHAW, OF BRADFORD PENNSYLVANIA.

HAIR-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. as, 1909.

Application filed March 14, 1908. Serial No. (21,08.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEANDER P. SHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the countyof McKean and State of Perms lvania, haveinvented certain new and usefu Improvements in Hair-Pins,

of which the following is a specification, ref

simple and inexpensive in construction, easy to insert in or remove from the hair and effective in accomplishing its intended pur ose.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hair pin; Fig. 2 is a front view of the same showing its gripping ass in their closed position in ful lines an in their open position in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a'sec tion taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

In the drawings 1 denotes a hair pin body of the usual U-shape or one of any other form and construction.

2 and 3 denote a pair of grip ing or retaining jaws which spring norma lly toward each other and grip the hair between them and which are adapted to be separated b pressing together finger pieces 4, 5. Whi e said. jaws and their finger pieces may be of an suitable form and constructon I referably make them from a single piece 0 resilient Wire by shaping thesame to provide the loops or linger pieces 4, 5, a coil 6 which surrounds the closed end of the hair pin body 1, a laterally disposed loo 7 and the longitudinal] curved or bowe jaws 2, 3 which exton through and are guided by the loo 3 7 which serves as a fulcrum for the jaws an permits the latter to have a swinging movement. The ripping jaws 2, 3. are preferably of less ength than the arms of the hair pin and they are retained between said arms, preferably by flattening or squaring the closod'end of the hair pin body, as

shown at 9, said coiled or bent portion 6 being. arranged on the squared end 9, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the wire will not turn upon the in. Owing to the resiliency of the Wire an to the fact thatthe grip ing jaws 2, 3 are integral with one branc of each of the finger loops 4, 5 and have a loose or pivotal mounting 111 the loop 7 it will be seen that when the latter are ressed together the jaws 2, 3 will he s rea apart and alongside of the arms of the hair in body 1, as indicated in dotted lines in ig. 2; and that when said finger loops are released the jaws will spring together or to their full line position to grip the hair between them and retain the pin in the same. This lateral swinging movement of the jaws which is permitted by the pivot loop 7 ermits them to be effectively engaged it and'disenga ed from the hair.

rom the foregoing it will be seen that my improved hair pin may be inserted in and removed from the hair as readily as an ordinary hair pin, since by grasping the device at its upper end between the thumb and first finger the closed end of the pin body may be firmly held and at the samertime the finger loops will be pressed to other to separate the aws 2, 3 and bring tEem substantially parallel with the arms of the pin. The instant the device is released the jaws 2, 3 will spring together and retain it in the hair. It will be noted that the invention may be produced at a comparatively small cost and that it will be strong and durable.

While I have shown and described in detail the preferred embodiment of my invention it will be understood that various chan es in the form, proportion-and minor detai of construction may be resorted to Without do arting from the s irit or sacrificing any of t e advantages of t lie invention as defined by the a pended claims.

Having thus I claim is:

l. A hair pin comprising a body of U-form having spaced arms and a closed end, and a escribed my invention ivhat resilient wire retaining device comprising a coiled or bent ortion non-rotatably engaged with the close and of the body, a guide loop, finger loops, and ripping jaws arranged in the uide 100 an adapted to be actuated by tie finger oops.

' 2. A hair pin comprising a body of U-.form having spaced arms and a closed end iprovided with flat faces and a resilient wire remining device comprising a coiled or bent portion engaged with the flat faces of the ciosed end of the body, a guide or ivot loop and gripping jaws arranged in Seid IoQp and i having finger pieces at their outer ends, the

inner ends of said jaws being adafiited to si swing laterally toward andv from eac other.

3. A hair pin comprising a body of U-form having spaced arms and a closed end, a pair of spring ri ping jaws fuicrumed upon the closed enfoi the pin and adapted to swing pin and diverging finger pieces projectupwerdly or out In testimony whereof I hereunto efiix my gnature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LEANDER P. SHAW. Witnesses:

CARL S. CARMAN, CHARLES A. LESH. 

